Fall 2005

FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY
ACN 7344-001
MW 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m., GR2.508

Instructor:
Linda I. Perrotti, Ph.D., JO4.206
E- mail: Perrotti@utdallas.edu
Office hours: Monday 11:00AM -12:00PM or by appointment

Teaching Assistant:
Taban Seif, GR4.512
E- mail: Taban@utdallas.edu
Office hours: Wednesday 11:00AM – 12:00PM

Course Description:
This course will cover basic neuroanatomical concepts with a primary emphasis
on function and behavior. We will also discuss some psychiatric disorders as the result of
insult or injury to the brain.

Course Objectives:
• Familiarity with neuroanatomical images (brain atlas plats, MRI, CAT, PET
scans) and neuro-medical terminology.
• Ability to locate and identify structures and relate those structures to their
function…and relate function to brain structure.

Student Evaluation:
There are four (4) evaluations. The first three each cover one third of the course
material and are worth 20% of the final grade. The last, a cumulative final exam, is worth
40% of the final grade.
Class Schedule:

August 22
Introduction to the Central Nervous System

August 24
Structural and Functional Organization of the CNS

August 29
Structural and Functional Organization of the CNS

August 31
Vasculature of the CNS and the Cerebrospinal Fluid

September 7
The Spinal Cord

September 12
Spinal Somatic Sensory Pathways

September 14
The Brain Stem and Cerebellum

September 19
Motor Systems and Descending Motor Pathway

September 21
Motor Systems and Descending Motor Pathways

September 26
Cranial Nerves and Nuclei

September 28
Trigeminal and Viscerosensory Systems

October 3
EXAM 1

October 5
Diencephalon

October 10
Hypothalamic Regulation of Endocrine and Visceral Function

October 12
Hypothalamic Regulation of Endocrine and Visceral Function
October 17
Cerebral Hemispheres/Telenscepalon

October 19
The Basal Ganglia

October 24
The Visual System

October 26
The Auditory System

October 31
EXAM 2

November 2
Chemical Senses

November 7
Vestibular and Oculomotor Systems

November 9
The Autonomic Nervous System

November 14
Higher Cortical Functions

November 16
Reward Circuits

November 21
EXAM 3

November 23
REVIEW (Taban Seif)

November 28
REVIEW

November 30
FINAL EXAM